He said agents lured families of the minors for work probably in bangles factories at Bharatpur.

The minister said the rescued child labourers hailed from Gaya, Patna, Nawada, Nalanda, Jehanabad and Aurangabad among others. Majority of them hailed from Gaya and Nalanda which is also home district of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

The state government would rehabilitate these children and convince their parents not to play with their future, Sigriwal said.

The minister said the agents and other unscrupulous elements involved in inter-state trade of child labourers would be dealt with lawfully.